Chlamydia Screening Practices of Primary-Care Providers - Wake County, North Carolina, 1996

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 46, Issue 35, 1997, Pages 819-822

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ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NORTH CAROLINA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 0031554793     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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